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  • LOL: Screenwriter Who Wrote The "Jump The Shark" Episode Of Happy Days Finally Steps Forward To Defend His Work

    By Peter Sciretta September 8th, 2010

    You might not recognize Fred Fox Jr's name, but he is the screenwriter credited for writing the now-infamous "Hollywood 3" episode of Happy Days which involved Henry Winkler as Fonzie waterskiing over a shark. The term "Jump The Shark", coined by Jon Hein (now of the Howard Stern Show), refers to the precise moment when…

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